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Rochester's Historic Little Italy Neighborhood, located in the Lyell Avenue and Jay Street corridors of the city's NW and SW quadrants, has gained national recognition, from the Italian Enclaves Historical Society ("IEHS"). The IEHS was founded in 1979 and is a national organization responsible for recognizing historically Italian neighborhoods and...

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Christopher Ciaccio remembers when he was young and older Italians would approach his father, then Surrogate Judge Arnold "Arnie" Ciaccio, and call the judge "avvocato." The Italian word for lawyer and advocate also was imbued with respect, a recognition that Judge Ciaccio was ready to help individuals in need, whether in a courtroom or outside the...

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Mina Liccione is a comedian and performer who makes her home in Dubai. Her homecoming show at the Rochester Fringe Festival is called “Growing Up Ringside,” which is her journey from 1980’s Rochester in an Italian-American household, to Dubai, but at its core is the relationship between her and her dad, a boxing promoter. The show hits Rochester Fr...

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Rochester soccer history buffs certainly will appreciate one entry in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifying round – the Italian American Sport Club Boom. The IASC captured the 1963 U.S. Amateur Cup title and that team’s success led to the formation of the Rochester Lancers. The Lancers competed in the American Soccer League from 1967-69 and then...

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Pasquale Presa, owner of Pasquale's Neighborhood Pizzeria in Rochester, was stressed in early 2020 even before the pandemic forced many restaurants to close or shift to takeout and deliveries. A little over three years earlier, Presa raised $525,000 from three local investors as part of the $1.25 million it took to start the restaurant. But differe...

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The Edgerton neighborhood on the western banks of the Genesee River between Lyell and Driving Park avenues is a study in contradictions. On one hand, Lyell Avenue is haunted by boarded-up storefronts, open-air drug deals, and prostitution. On the other, signs that residents are making the best of a troubled neighborhood are everywhere. Southeast As...

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The Little Italy Association of Rochester says it's temporarily suspending activities as its founder fights what it calls "a serious health condition." The association said in a statement Monday morning that Silvano Orsi, also the association's president, "is battling the end stages" of a health condition. "I remain positive and upbeat and I will b...

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Saturday May 15, 9 pm Italian time, 5 pm Rochester time From May 15-June 27, 2021, Caltanissetta, Italy, and Rochester, NY, sister cities since 1965, will host an online collective exhibition of images of contemporary art from Rochester, Caltanissetta, and Rochester's other sister cities, "Bridges 2--Round Trip" to celebrate the 56 years of exchang...

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When she was 14 years old, Gina Gingello wrote to the managing editor of the Democrat and Chronicle, answering the coverage that had painted her father solely as a mobster slain in a car bombing. Weeks after the April 1978 murder of Salvatore "Sammy G" Gingello, Gina wrote in the letter, "My Dad was a good loving father and a friend to me. We had t...

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Per celebrare il 56° anniversario del Gemellaggio Caltanissetta-Rochester, l’Associazione Culturale AGeRICa, col patrocinio del Comune di Caltanissetta e la collaborazione dell’Associazione Creative Spaces, intende promuovere la seconda edizione della mostra d’arte contemporanea dal titolo “BRIDGES 2 – Round Trip”. L’obiettivo di questa iniziativa...

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